The untold story of the Middle East: Muslims converting to faith in Jesus Christ in record numbers

THE JOSHUA FUND | March 23, 2008 | Joel Rosenberg

[2banana]

What have YOU done to help?

I support Voice of the Martyrs

http://www.persecution.com/

[Lazamataz]

I welcomed The Christ into my life after many years of disbelief.

I am glad I did.

[Brilliant]

Hmmmm.... And all this would not have happened but for 911. Maybe Robertson was right when he said that God engineered this.

Nah... That’s not really what he said. He said that God had removed his wall of protection from around America.

[whipitgood]

A friend told me this week that he believed that Iraqis had more religious freedon under Saddam, and that the Muslims were “taking the country over” as a result of the war. The article seems to refute his views.

[SolidWood]

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims are converting to evangelical Christianity

I can speak about Iran. American (and also European) Missionaries were active in Iran/Persia since more than hundred years, building schools, colleges, hospitals etc. They were very prestigious among Persians. My wife who is Iranian by ethnicity is also a convert to Evangelical Christianity. Evangelical Christianity undoubtedly has the strongest appeal of all religions to Iranians sick and tired of the wicked Arab cult of islam.

[ModelBreaker]

Praise the lord and pass the Jesus Film! We pray every night for the conversion of Muslims.

[Red Badger]

This will drive the imams and mullahs more radical and more extremist. The religion of Satan, Islam, is not very forgiving of apostasy...............

[Antoninus]

Nice article, but it starts out with a partial Scriptural quote:

"I will build my church," Jesus said, "and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." (Matthew 16:18)

He're's the full quote.

"For thou art Peter and upon this rock I shall build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

Funny how they left off that beginning bit.

[rawhide]

Chuck Colson spoke out recently on this—http://www.breakpoint.org/listingarticle.asp?ID=7670

[Mom MD]

Congratulations!
you have passed from death to Life
Welcome to the family!

[Mom MD]

not to start a flame war, but
Thou are Peter (rock, not capitalized)
and on this rock (capitalized) I will build my Church

The Rock is Christ himself, and Peter’s confession of Christs lordship. The Church is built on Christ, not Peter. A church built on a man would be a sad thing indeed.

[poobear]

“Praise the lord and pass the Jesus Film! We pray every night for the conversion of Muslims.”

Ping and Bump!!

[KingJaja]

I’ve been trying to say this.

The fear of Islamofacism is misplaced. The best weapon against radical Islam is the gospel.

The arm of flesh failed us in Iraq and Afghanistan. We have to get back to the gospel.

[skeeter]

Today, the Church is being truly resurrected in the lands of its birth.

I wonder how many people know the entire middle east for hundreds of years was christian.

[skeeter]

Predominately christian.

[Antoninus]

The Rock is Christ himself, and Peter’s confession of Christs lordship. The Church is built on Christ, not Peter. A church built on a man would be a sad thing indeed.

Nice try, but that pat explanation never passed the Occam's Razor test. When you have to convolute scripture to make it fit your own PoV, there's something wrong there.

[TheBattman]

Do I sense a Catholic concern? Does the partial quote in any way diminish the specific use in the article? Will the gates of Hell prevail against Jesus Christ’s Church?

[Ciexyz]

Most interesting.

[Tiemieshooz]

They are just trading one religion for another...

[Mom MD]

do you belong to a Church built on a man?
On Christ the solid ROCK I stand, all other ground is shifting sand.
As I said, not interesting in starting a flame war, I will not convince you and you will not convince me, but I feel a Church built on a man is a very tenuous thing. My Church will never fail because it is built on the only One who will never fail.